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Phantom Clowns, Bogus Social Workers, and Men in Black

November 30th, 2011 | Posted in paranormal, Paul Meehan, UFOs

                      Paul Meehan has been the focus of interviews here previously on the subject of UFOs and the paranormal in cinema. He has also contributed his own written articles from time to time, and below you will find his latest essay touching on phantom clowns […]

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TheoFantastique Podcast 2.1 on The Rite

February 11th, 2011 | Posted in demonic, devil in film, Douglas Cowan, Paul Meehan, podcast, possession, Satan, W. Scott Poole

TheoFantastique Podcast, Vol. 2, no. 1 is now available. It involves a discussion on The Rite with past guests and contributors, including Douglas Cowan, author of a number of books including Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen; Paul Meehan, also the author of a number of books including Horror Noir: Where Cinema’s […]

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Cinefantastique Online – The RITE: Satan, Possession, and Unlikely Sources of Faith

February 8th, 2011 | Posted in Cinefantastique, demonic, demonology, devil in film, horror, possession

My latest contribution to Cinefantastique Online is now available, an essay titled “THE RITE: Satan, Possession, and Unlikely Sources of Faith.” From the introduction: The Devil and the related phenomenon of demonic possession, have been the source of several horror films for the years. Previous decades offered THE EXORCIST (1973), with its Roman Catholic perspective, […]

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2011’s “Battle: Los Angeles” Expands 1942 UFO Military Incident

November 13th, 2010 | Posted in aliens, UFOs

In the 1950s horror films changed course from the supernatural, the Gothic, and from the mad scientist cautionary tale to expressions of cultural fears of communism and cultural conformity through the metaphor of alien invasion. In the 21st century alien invasion continues to be a popular venue for the expression of our collective fears, but […]

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THE RITE: Modern Exorcism in Theaters January 2011

October 23rd, 2010 | Posted in demonic, demonology, devil in film, horror, podcast, Satan

Our fascination with the devil in popular culture as informed by the Christian tradition continues, or at least Hollywood’s assumption that this figure is of interest to us, with the release of The Rite in January 2011. The film is “inspired by” the book of the same title by Matt Baglio. See the film’s website […]

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HEREAFTER: Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood Explore Life After Death

October 13th, 2010 | Posted in paranormal, psychic

On October 22 an interesting film will hit theaters. One the one hand it addresses a question as old as humanity itself concerning the possibility and hope for life after death. On the other hand it may also be understood in its more immediate historical and cultural context as an expression of a post-9/11 spiritual […]

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Satan is Busy at the Box Office

September 1st, 2010 | Posted in demonic, devil in film, Exorcism of Emily Rose, possession, Satan, The Exorcist, W. Scott Poole

A consideration of recent items in popular culture reveals that Satan is a popular figure. Eli Roth’s The Last Exorcism is at the top of the box office at the time of the writing of this post, and seems to be well received by many horror film websites and blogs. In turn, the release of […]

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Sleeping with the Aliens: Weird Encounters of the Fourth Kind

November 8th, 2009 | Posted in alien abduction, aliens, Old Hag, Paul Meehan, science fiction, sleep paralysis, UFOs

TheoFantastique is pleased to present its first guest posting, a review of The Fourth Kind by Paul Meehan, author of several books including Tech-Noir: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir (McFarland, 2008), Cinema of the Psychic Realm: A Critical Survey (McFarland, 2009), and Saucer Movies: A UFOlogical History of the Cinema (The Scarecrow […]

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Diary of a Madman: Neglected Price Classic, and Paranormal Connection

November 7th, 2009 | Posted in folklore, horror, Old Hag, sleep paralysis, Vincent Price

Over the last week two areas of interest came together to make for an interesting tale here at TheoFantastique. On Halloween, like many horror and Halloween fans, I spent a good portion of my day enjoying various horror films on television. I had several options to choose from, but one station did a better job […]

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